Adrian John Tinniswood OBE FSA (born 11 October 1954) is an English writer and historian. He is currently Professor of English Social History at the University of Buckingham.
Tinniswood studied English and Philosophy at Southampton University and was awarded an MPhil at Leicester University.
Tinniswood has often acted as a consultant to the National Trust, and has lectured at several universities including the University of Oxford and the University of California, Berkeley.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).